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One day Peter Sagan was twirling his fingers and celebrating victory.
A day later, the world champion from Slovakia — one of the sport's biggest stars — was disqualified from the Tour de France.
Sagan was sent home Tuesday for causing a serious crash in...

PARIS — Sharing beer and champagne with teammates, Chris Froome celebrated his third Tour de France title in four years on Sunday.The Kenyan-born British rider finished safely at the back of the main pack in the final stage, arm-in-arm with his...

VILLARS-LES-DOMBES, France — Mark Cavendish approached the finish line with so much speed that German rival Marcel Kittel swerved out of the way.The "Manx Missile" easily sprinted to his fourth stage victory of this year's Tour de France on Saturday."I...

It took Julian Alaphilippe just a bit longer than he hoped to top the podium at the Tour of California.
The French cyclist, who lost his lead on the final stage a year ago and finished second overall, managed to hang onto it Sunday. Alaphilippe...

A long strip of yellow caution tape held back dozens of people crowded around a nondescript recreational vehicle parked on Mission Street in South Pasadena not long before the Amgen Tour of California's second stage started Monday.
When Peter Sagan,...

Peter Sagan wasn't quite ready to strip off the yellow jersey at the Tour of California.
The surprising overall winner a year ago, Sagan unleashed a powerful sprint at the last possible moment on Sunday, overcoming Dutch riders Wouter Wippert and Dylan...

Staying in front has meant staying out of trouble so far for Chris Froome at the Tour de France.
After a crash-marred first week of the race, the 2013 champion is exactly in the position he wants to be — healthy and wearing the yellow jersey.
The...

This year's Tour de France was hit by its first doping case as Italian rider Luca Paolini was thrown out of the race on Friday after testing positive for cocaine during cycling's biggest event.
Cycling's governing body, the UCI, said in a statement...

PARIS - Vincenzo Nibali became the first Italian to win the Tour de France since the late Marco Pantani on Sunday, dominating on all terrains as his main rivals crashed out of a superb three-week race.While Italy celebrated its seventh Tour winner, a...

REIMS, France - Andre Greipel emerged from the shadow of fellow German Marcel Kittel to win the sixth stage of the Tour de France, a 194-kilometer ride from Arras on Thursday.
Norway's Alexander Kristoff was second and Frenchman Samuel Dumoulin took...

LILLE, France - German Marcel Kittel won his third stage on this year's Tour de France when he prevailed in a bunch sprint on Tuesday after defending champion Chris Froome suffered a fall.
Kittel, who won the first and third stages, now has seven Tour...